Of course, it was not that Du Kaishan was too careless, let alone that he was arrogant. When he decided to encircle the 66th Brigade, the gunfire on the battlefields around Peiping had already ended. The troops around Peiping were moving southward, and a division of the vanguard had already
Enter the Ayutthaya line.
It was precisely because the main force and vanguard troops heading south from the Peiping battlefield had arrived in central Hebei. Du Kaishan's confidence was quite sufficient, so he dared to be so bold and dare to deploy like this. When the flank was breached, he refused to cooperate with the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region and
The two commanders of the Central Hebei Military Region suggested retreating to the second line of defense and insisted on not giving up the first-line positions in other directions.
Not only did they not shrink their defenses, they even launched a series of wonderful counterattacks in several key directions. They firmly contained the 22nd Division in Cangzhou and the 64th Division in Hejian, leaving them helpless to watch.
The gap opened by the 66th Brigade was unable to be exploited.
When Yang Zhen rushed to Renqiu County with his front finger, he gathered two 150mm howitzer battalions, a 122 rocket launcher battalion, and two divisional artillery groups from Du Kaishan. In one
With the cooperation of the air force squadron, the 66th Brigade was being eliminated one after another.
After Yang Zhen arrived with his forefinger, Du Kaishan, who knew that the current tug-of-war situation in Jizhong battlefield must change, did not even think about delaying with them for too long.
After the Sixth Brigade was surrounded, they immediately used artillery fire to cover the tanks and infantry, and launched a group assault.
After the Sixty-sixth Brigade broke through from the flank, in order to achieve the desired tactical goal in the shortest possible time, they basically advanced with light equipment and basically did not carry heavy weapons. As a result, they were faced with the cover of artillery and tanks of the Anti-Alliance.
Although they tried to break through the encirclement many times, their breakout operations ended in vain. They could only retreat to the front line of Lugongbao and desperately called for rescue.
After several failed breakouts, he still didn't know his opponent and didn't care whether Renqiu County, which was basically an empty city at the moment, would be captured by them. Major General Haozhi Ryuuo gave up the advantageous fighter opportunity because he took it for granted.
, I wish I could give myself some big mouths.
He didn't know that according to Yang Zhen's order, neither field hospitals nor logistics warehouses were allowed to be located in counties or densely populated areas. Although it was the rear area of the Hejian battlefield, the entire Renqiu County except for one subdivision in Jizhong
Apart from the people, there is actually nothing there.
The material reserve base of the Hejian battlefield is located less than five kilometers west of Ershilipu, the key target of his flank attack on the Hejian battlefield. Even if he is allowed to enter Renqiu County, he will not get any benefits. At the same time,
It would be unfortunate to have a close contact with the anti-alliance troops coming south from the Peiping battlefield.
Even if he seizes Renqiu County, he will be trapped in the city like his colleagues in the 32nd Division. The biggest effect he can play is to contain the second-line Anti-Japanese Army and part of the follow-up troops. But there is also a certain limit
To a certain extent, it reduced the number of Japanese troops that the Anti-Japanese Alliance needed to face in frontal counterattacks.
It also created certain opportunities for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to segment the enemies on the front of the entire Jizhong battlefield. Because after he broke through the front line of Nianzu Bridge and went deep into the "enemy behind", he left a large gap behind the Japanese army.
After the Japanese troops in the other two directions were restrained by the constant tactical counterattacks of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in front of them, this breakthrough became a weakness in the overall deployment of the Japanese army.
At least until new reinforcements arrive, neither the Japanese troops in Cangzhou nor Hejian will have enough troops to fill this gap under the continuous tactical counterattacks launched by the anti-alliance forces in front of them. Especially the six key areas.
The Fourteenth Division was already exhausted, so it still had the energy to use the Nianzu Bridge as a breakthrough.
Otherwise, if Renqiu County was really the supply base of the Hejian battlefield, would Du Kaishan be so bold as to launch an encirclement operation after letting him enter Lugong Fort? As soon as he broke through the Nianzu Bridge,
Mobilize the second-line reserve team and drive him out again.
It was the overall analysis of the battle situation that led to successive tactical counterattacks in other directions west of Cangzhou and Hejian counties. The Japanese 22nd Division and the 64th Division were firmly restrained and unable to
After using the breakthrough opened by the 66th Brigade, Du Kaishan dared to lure the enemy deep and completely separate it from the other two Japanese armies.
This time, the Japanese army's tactics of frontal assault and flanking detours not only failed to achieve the desired purpose, but actually joined a brigade and were surrounded. The Japanese army on the Cangzhou front line not only failed to take advantage of the breakthrough of the Nianzu Bridge line,
On the contrary, it weakened the strength on the Cangzhou battlefield.
In fact, Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama, who is directly responsible for front-line command, does not agree very much with Okamura Neiji's deployment. It is not clear whether a two-wing attack can achieve greater results in a short time. Even if this deployment is
Certain progress can be made, but the overall connection will definitely be disrupted.
Once the enemy's deployment and position cannot be disrupted, the Sixty-sixth Brigade that rushes towards Renqiu will easily cause a lone force to rush in. Don't fail to defeat the wolf, or you will be bitten by the wolf.
, it is even possible to catch the entire 66th Brigade.
But General Okamura has always bypassed him as the army commander and issued direct orders to the various departments on the Jizhong battlefield. As a result, he, the army commander, has only been able to command the troops on the Baoding battlefield since arriving in Jizhong until now.
These five regiments, as well as the other divisions participating in the war, are all directly commanded by General Okamura Neiji.
Any objections he had were basically ignored. Although after the 66th Brigade launched the operation, he repeatedly gave orders to Major General Ryuuo Shimoji, asking him to be cautious in his actions. Once a breakthrough was opened, do not rush
Launch an attack in the direction of Renqiu.
Instead, they focused on the flanks of the Hejian battlefield. However, under the supervision of General Okamura, the Sixty-sixth Brigade stepped into the encirclement step by step. But he, the commander of the army, was helpless.
There were neither reinforcements nor command over the other two divisions. They could only watch helplessly as the strength of one brigade struggled under the siege of enemy tanks and heavy artillery.
After the Peiping War came to an end, Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama, the commander of the Twelfth Army commanded by Shimen, already felt that something was not good. He asked the base camp and Okamura Neiji many times for instructions whether the entire army should withdraw to the south bank of the Hutuo River and use the Hutuo River.
The river serves as a natural blocking position to prevent the resistance forces in the face from continuing to move south, and to encircle and suppress the so-called Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region troops of the North China Communist Army.
However, General Okamura Neiji, who was eager to stabilize Jizhong, refused his request without hesitation. He was asked to immediately use offense instead of defense to stabilize the war situation in Jizhong after the early reinforcements arrived, so as to prepare for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements.
, be prepared to completely disintegrate the Anti-Japanese Alliance offensive in Jizhong.
Although General Okamura Neiji repeatedly ordered all divisions participating in the battle not to weaken the offensive, Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama also used his keen sense of smell to help the anti-alliance forces around Peiping move south, as well as the so-called North China Communist Army behind him.
After the troops of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region became more and more active, they realized that the Anti-Japanese Alliance was about to launch a counterattack.
Moreover, this counterattack will not be tactical. Once it does come, it will definitely be shattered. The enemy has worked hard for so long and did not hesitate to mobilize the Northeast Communist Army to enter the pass to participate in the war. Then it will definitely not only control Hebei Province north of Hejian.
After reaching the plains, there will be any intention to stop. Their target will definitely be the entire Jizhong Great Plains.
It is not known when the follow-up reinforcements will arrive, and the enemy's comprehensive strategic counterattack is about to begin. On the battlefield of Baoding, the worried Eitaro Uchiyama will not only pass through the county with a regiment, but also continue to launch a desperate attack in the direction of Mancheng.
Two infantry brigades were left behind at Qingfengdian, a strategic location behind Baoding, to ensure their rear.
Concentrating all the remaining forces to move the battlefield eastward, trying to get closer to the six infantry brigades on the Gaoyang front line to enhance its combat strength. In his previous attacks, the Anti-Japanese Alliance invested a large number of tank troops in the Jizhong battlefield, and with a large number of reinforcements
After arriving, he never appeared on the battlefield, which always made him feel uneasy.
Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama was almost helpless just to deal with the tank offensive that the enemy might launch. The only thing he could do now was to curse the super prodigal and dispatch three tank regiments and one in a short period of time.
Lieutenant General Yasu Sakai, the main force of the chariot brigade, wasted most of it.
On the other hand, they were constantly trying to launch an attack north of Caohe River to give General Okamura an explanation. At the same time, they tried their best to find a way to combine the two battlefields of Gaoyang and Baoding into one, and bring the Japanese troops in the two places together.
Stacking them back to back increases the coefficient of risk response.
The Tang River and the Cao River were used as natural blocking positions to avoid the impact of enemy tank groups that might appear at any time. The aviation squadrons at various airports in northern Hebei and southern Hebei were ordered to draw out a group of veteran reconnaissance aircraft pilots to conduct surveillance on the entire Baoding to Baoding area.
Along the river, the enemy troops conducted rigorous reconnaissance in a zone thirty kilometers deep.
Order the aviation units assigned to your command to find and destroy the enemy's tank clusters, material distribution centers and heavy artillery positions at all costs. Even if all the aircraft participating in the battle are wiped out, the enemy's tanks must be completely weakened in the air.
Group assault capability.
Because at this time, in addition to the remnants of the two first tank brigade and the few remnants of the previous three tank regiments of the Japanese army, there were only a few armored vehicle squadrons transferred from East China, and a cavalry tank squadron.
These armored vehicles, which were thin-skinned, weak in firepower and incapable of competing with enemy tanks, were the only armored force in his hands.
What troubled him even more was that among the five regiments on the Baoding battlefield, there were only five combat artillery squadrons. Because everyone was transferred from other theaters, they faced different opponents, and the equipment had different reactions.
Not only are the number of tank guns insufficient, but even the model is the old Type 97 rapid-fire gun.
The few miscellaneous tanks currently left in Chongqing do not yet need powerful anti-tank guns. Therefore, the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, which are relatively facing the threat of tanks, whether they are equipped with the Eleventh Army in Central China or East China
and the 13th Army, and the 23rd Army also deployed in South China, because there is basically no armor threat.
Therefore, they are not equipped with too many anti-tank guns, and the models are mainly old-fashioned. Even a small number of new anti-tank guns were allocated to the North China Front Army before this battle, mainly the First
The First Army and several divisions around Pingjin directly under the Front Army. As for other fronts, there are almost no effective anti-tank means.
Although I had made great efforts to search before setting off, I still couldn't meet the needs. There were only a few battle defense artillery squadrons, not to mention none of the new 50mm anti-tank guns, but the more powerful Type 1 rapid-fire cannon.
All added together, there are only six tanks. Once the enemy launches a large-scale tank attack, there is almost no way to deal with it except using meat bombs.